Scholarships & Grants

THE PRESIDENT’S BURSARY AWARD is given to deserving Toronto classical guitarists (including the GTA) to assist in furthering their development as musicians.
Winners are chosen by the President’s Bursary Award Committee.

Application deadline September 15th.

Past winners of this award include:

2012
Trevor Cooper

2013
Patrick Teggart
Nevan Prostran

2014
Adam Batstone
Shawn Pickup

2015
Shawn Pickup
Emad Bagheri

Criteria

To qualify, applicants must fulfil one or more of the following:

resident in the GTA for a minimum of two years

employed in the GTA for a minimum of two years

student of a recognized teacher or school in the GTA for a minimum of two years

Successful candidates must submit an expense summary showing how they have used their bursary.

The President’s Bursary began with a donation from Guitar Society Past President Harold Levy, and continues with the generous support of our donors.

OTHER SCHOLARSHIPS

The Guitar Society of Toronto provides three endowed scholarships at the University of Toronto in the name of our founder and artistic director emeritus, Eli Kassner. These are: an undergraduate entrance scholarship, a graduate entrance scholarship, and a yearly award to an outstanding performance-stream student.